Trains from Liverpool and Manchester began serving the newest railway station on the national railway network. Headbolt Lane is the new meeting point between the Merseyrail network and Northern Railways
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Tarka Valley Railway holds grand reopening event
The first train departed Torrington railway station on Saturday 5 August 2023 at a formal event attended by the train crew who operated the last passenger train that departed the
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The Secretary of State for Transport, Mayor of Bristol and Major of the West of England officially opened Portway Park and Ride station on Monday ahead of passenger trains starting
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Thanet Parkway joins the railway network
Passenger trains started serving Thanet Parkway railway station on Monday 31 July, with direct services to London offering journey times as low as 70 minutes. The station is located between
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A new railway station near Exeter has joined the national railway network today (4 July 2023). The 0534 Exeter-Paignton called at Marsh Barton at 0538. This followed a formal opening
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Edinburgh tram extension opens to passengers
An extension to the Edinburgh tram network has opened to fare paying passengers. Seven stops have been added to the tram line, with an eighth stop (Picardy Place) replacing York
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Reading Green Park station opens
Reading Green Park railway station joined the national railway network on Saturday 27 May following an official event on Thursday. The station is located on the Reading-Basingstoke line with trains
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The final planned railway station for the Elizabeth line has opened at Bond Street. It joins the network as the Crossrail timetable is improved to give Bond Street access to
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More than 130,000 people travelled on the Elizabeth line within hours of opening on Tuesday 24 May, as people took the opportunity to experience the service in the central section
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Reston station joins the railway network
A new station has joined the railway network in the Scottish Borders following the completion of a £20m programme to serve Reston and the surrounding area. Located north of Berwick
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Regular services start serving Okehampton
Okehampton gained an all year round service this morning following the arrival of the first passenger train this morning. The line has not had a regular service for more than
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Northern Line Extension to Battersea Power Station opens
Two new railway stations have been added to the London Underground after the first passenger train departed Battersea Power Station at 0528 this morning. More than 100 passengers joined the
Continue readingKintore station joins the railway network
Kintore railway station has joined the railway network this morning with the arrival of the 0636 service to Inverness. Minutes later the first train towards Aberdeen arrived at 0643. This
Continue readingWorcestershire Parkway railway station opens
The first train arrived at Worcestershire Parkway on Sunday 23 February, creating the first railway station in the county for more than 100 years. The station is located where the
Continue readingWarrington West and Robroyston open
Two railway stations have opened this morning bringing the number of railway stations on the national rail network to 2,569. The first service at Warrington West was the 0816 to
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